The Seven Years War (1756-63)
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Havana and Fort Morro, 1762
ATTACK of the MORO. / begun June 13.th and Carryed by Assault July 30.th 1762
c.1762Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:2,400. | RCIN 733052
A highly finished plan showing the details of the fort, which were either copied from existing maps or were freshly surveyed following its capture. The old catalogue entry describes Dundas as an Engineer, but he had resigned the Engineers in 1759. It is possible that he was assigned as a temporary engineer for the purposes of this operation.
Additional text: [top, across top of map in three rectangular panels, a key, A-G, I, K-R, to the batteries, saps, mines, etc., and a note of the 'Depth of Ditch' in six different places.]
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration.
? Sir David Dundas (1735-1820) (surveyor and draughtsman) [bottom right, inside neatline:] Da.d Dundas, Capt.n
Watermark: JVILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 947
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: 1:2,400. Scale bar: Scale 200 Feet to an Inch.
37.2 x 31.6 cm (neatline)
46.1 x 32.0 cm (image)
50.0 x 35.8 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
ATTACK of the MORO. / begun June 13.th and Carryed by Assault July 30.th 1762. [top centre, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top, across top of map in three rectangular panels, a key, A-G, I, K-R, to the batteries, saps, mines, etc., and a note of the 'Depth of Ditch' in six different places.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Havana 1762.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, red pencil:] 13/119; [bottom left, black pencil:] XVII/14-1-a.
George III catalogue entry:
Havana A drawn Plan of the Attack of the Moro at the Havana, begun June 13.th and carried by assault July 30.th 1762: by Captain David Dundas Eng.r
Subject(s)
Havana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba (23°07'58"N 82°22'58"W)
Castillo del Morro, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba (23°09'00"N 82°21'00"W)
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